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Parnell Bitterly Denounees the Measure, De-
claring that 1t Means the Inauguration
of Reign Of Judicial Murder.
Cadogan's Land Bill Denounced by
Leading Members of the Irish Party.
A Member of the German Reichstag Expelled
and Escorted to the Frontier-The Latest
Attempt on the Czar-Cable Notes.
ENFORCING THE CLorURE.
Debate Choked Off and the Irish Coerci

Dill ileau FIRST Time.
LONDON, April lin the House of Commons,
tonight, w. a. Smith. First Lord of the Treas
ury, suggested that if the Irish crimes bill be
read first time tonight the second reading
could be taken up On Tuesday. then there would
be an interval of one week between the second
reading and going into committee. 1t was the
Imperative duty of the government to insist that
the House come to early decision on the prn-
ciple of the bill. Referring to the land bill. he
said it was of vital Importance that the govern
ment use every effort to make the measure law.
Mr.. Parnell, rising to resume the debate on
the crimes bill, was loudly cheered He said
that, with the production OF the land bill, yes
terday, Parliament had been put in possession
of the conn ete plan of the government in all
its nakedness and dishonesty. The land bill
revealed the extent of the plot and the gravity
OF the conspiracy through which Conservatives
and Liberal Unionists intended to try to coerce
tenants in Ireland into payment of impossible
rents, and compel them to purchase their land
House should ever give the government power
to thus coerce the people. the result
would most certainly be wholesale reputation,
involving immense loss to British Taxpayers.
The government were pressing on coercion with
indecent haste They had refused to carry out
the recommendations of the land commission.
If the coercion bill passed, the last defense
of tenants against wholesale robbery would be
removed. In justly regulated land purchase
lay the only hope Of settling the land question
II purchased at fair price, and in the absence
of coercion, Irish tenants would fulfill their OBJ
legations to the last penny. He went on to COM
plain of the absence of official information con-
cernine crime IN Ireland. The government had
given them the opinion of four Judges who
thought crime seriously increasing. He could
quote twelve judges to show the absence
of serious crime. As to the alleged
failures of iuries to convict, the cases had beer
grossly exaggerated. They were utterly insult
feient grounds for destroying the liberties Of
Ireland. The National League had been called
tyranny, but that Was no proof that any pressure
had been put on any one to join the League 1t
purely national body, the outcome of gem
une popular feeling, and branch Of the
League had ever been known to exercise force
in order to impress its members.
Proceeding to discuss the provisions Of the
uiii, COutcuNou tid1 tUo powers
given magistrates would enable them to send
political opponents to prison for six months on a
plank bed and prison diet No part of previous
coercion acts ever excited so much dstrust of
English justice the proposal to change the
venue of trials and bring Irshmen before special
English iuries. The proposal meant reign of
judicial murder; it meant that all homes of bet
ter times. which seemed dawning upon Ireland,
would disappear; that system of subornation n
of witnesses and wholesale perjury before parti-
san jnries was to prevail. sending innocent per-
sons to the scafold and to convict cells. That
was the only state of society that could arise.
Under this reign of terror secret societies would
spring up. fostered by the suffsrines Of an op
pressed nation, and those who had been
persistent in counseling the people to OBJ
serve patience and moderation might counsel
in vain; but he would still counsel them to sub
nit to njustice rather than to retaliate or dc
anything that might drive Mr.. Gladstone from
their side. or increase his difficulties, or place
him in a false position with the Liberals. Their
battle won in Ireland.
Mr.. Parnell's speech was one OF the best hs
has ever made in the House OF Commons. L
was intensely dramatic throughout. and com
manded the close attention of every persoI
within the sound of his voice
| His peroration was remarkably effective
and created a marked sensation. In low, solemn
tones he began it. but increasing in force ant
fire as ne proceeded, his utterances thrilled eve,
| those who scoffed at his cause. Mr. Glads tom
! and the entire observation-disclosures, Radical
and Parnellites-frequently applauded AIr Par
nell, and Mr.. Gladstone and many of the Libera
leaders expressed their belief, after the close o
the debate, that the Irish leaders address ha
| completely overwhelmed MIR. Balfour and lef
that gentlemen's case. as he presented it, a com
plete wreck.
lord Harrington and Mr. Conybeare spok
Mr.. T. P O'Connor moved to adjourn the debate
Mr.. Gladstone, in supporting Mr.. O'Connor'
motion, said thera were very strong reasons VIII
the debate should be adjourned rather tina
closed. He defended Mr. Parnell's delay i
moving his amendment, saying that the Iris
leaders prese ntation of his case was gray
matter and one which demanded another night
at least for discussion.
Sir William Harcourt, continuing the debate
said that the policy of the Liberal nonists wa
now shown to be coercion pure and simple
Mr.. OConnors motion was rejected-36l I
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Lord Cadogan omitted two important clause
in his exposition of the land bill in the House {
Lords. on Thursday One of these provides tia
in future judicial rents shall be reckoued fro,
the date of application to- instead of fro,
the date of Judgment of the land court. Tn
other provides that tenants in arrears askn
that judicial rents be fixed shall have the a
rears estimated on the same basis upon whic
the rents estimated.
Criticism of Cadogan's Land Bill.
LONDON. April 1.-The News says: 1.-The lar
bill introduced By Lord Cadogan in the Hou
of Lords yesterday evening convicts the Mini
try Of the grossest Inconsistency and iustih
Mr.. Parnells action during last autumn sessie
of Parliament. The first thing that strikes ii
reader of Lord Cadogans speech is that. mad
euate the bill may be, it entirely dispens
with the necessity for coercion-or rather